But were the staff members of other airlines actively working outside on the ramp whilst an aerodrome lightning warning was active at Perth yesterday? If so it reflects very poorly on these other companies for allowing this to happen, and on the staff for choosing to be out in the open, even though the storms seem to be long way away.
My thoughts are that the airport authorities would have lifted the warnings if there was a chance to do so, even for a few minutes, to allow some waiting aircraft the chance to park at the bay and connect an aerobridge.
Or are Qantas just being overcautious?